Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that Nitish Kumar was missing from the Patna roadshow and even from posters across the city. Kharge alleged this was Modi's "ploy to sink Nitish Kumar," suggesting a growing rift within the NDA. Responding on NDTV's Bihar Power Play, Union Home Minister Amit Shah dismissed such claims, asserting that the NDA is united and contesting the Bihar elections under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's leadership.